Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
700 - Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission
705 - General Fire Safety
Chapter 1 - General Fire Safety Requirements
Section 705-1-13.0 - Hazardous Materials

13.2.1 Type Permitted. Matches permitted under this Regulation shall be capable of withstanding a temperature of 200 degrees Fahrenheit for eight (8) consecutive hours without igniting in a standard laboratory test.

13.2.2 Packaging and Labeling. Matches shall be labeled and packed in conformance with U.S. Department of Transportation specifications.

13.2.3 Storage Requirements. Matches in excess of 50 pounds, including the containers, shall not be stored within ten feet (10') of any open elevator shaft, elevator shaft opening, open stairway, or other vertical opening.

13.2.4 Sources of Ignition. Matches shall not be within ten feet (10') of any boiler, furnace, stove, open flame, or similar source of ignition.

13.2.5 Storage at Wholesale Outlets. For storage at wholesale establishments and other locations where containers of matches are stored in piles exceeding 100 cubic feet, such containers shall be arranged so as not to exceed ten feet (10') in height nor 1500 cubic feet in volume with aisles at least eight feet (8') wide.

13.2.6 Match Storage With Other Commodities. When case lots of matches are stored in the same room with other materials or commodities, they shall be separated therefrom by a clear space of not less than eight feet (8').

13.3.1 Hazardous materials which, when mixed, react violently or evolve toxic vapors or gases or which, in combination, become hazardous by reason of toxicity, oxidizing power, flammability, or other properties shall be separated from each other in storage by distance, partitions or other approved manner so as to preclude accidental contact between them.

13.4.1 The State Fire Marshal may require warning signs wherever hazardous materials are stored or processed or handled. Such warning signs shall be conspicuously lettered in accordance with the Standard System for the Identification of the Fire Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, NFPA 704, as adopted and/or modified by these Regulations.

Exception: This section shall not apply to hazardous materials when in transport which are placarded in accordance with Department of Transportation regulations, or applicable provisions of other NFPA codes and standards adopted and/or modified by these Regulations.

13.5.1 Transportation of hazardous materials shall comply with the provisions of The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act as provided in 29 Del.C., § 8223 through § 8230.